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i have seen so many changes in the last big years that i have never seen before. look at all the hurricanes we are having, look at all the flooding. never before. is god punishing us? it is said. i am 83 years old, and i have never in my life seen stuff like this. we better wake up and smell the coffee and start believi in god or somebody that looks like god. thank you. [applause] for don't want to blame god natural disasters, but i do agree with you. as i said at theutset, i have been in public service for more than 20 years and elected office for 18, and i have been in the minority and the majority. i have worked with republicans in leadership and i he worked with republicans when democrats were in leadership. one thing i have always really work hard on is to treat my opponents, people i don't agr with or who don't agree with me, with rpect, and recognize that they may have a valuable point of view, even though i am most things i might not agree with them. right now, what makes me so sad is that i have nev treated my republican colleagues -- i have always treate
i have seen so many changes in the last big years that i have never seen before. look at all the hurricanes we are having, look at all the flooding. never before. is god punishing us? it is said. i am 83 years old, and i have never in my life seen stuff like this. we better wake up and smell the coffee and start believi in god or somebody that looks like god. thank you. [applause] for don't want to blame god natural disasters, but i do agree with you. as i said at theutset, i have been in...
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that would be a big, unnecessary blow to the coming. passing this bill will give a typical working family in $1,500 tax cut next year. [applause] this boost, the $1,000 tax cut, there are the past for this year. we cannot allow that to expire. it would hit middle-class families at the worst possible time. i said to folks yesterday, especially my good republican friends, i said you made pledges never to raise taxes on air anybody ever again -- on anybody ever again. you cannot make an exception when it goes on middle-class people. [applause] this is the american jobs bill. it means new jobs were construction workers, teachers, veterans, and people. it provides tax credits for businesses and workers. it will not add to the deficit. it will be paid for. we spent a whole summer fighting about the deficit. it is legitimate for us to get a government that is living within its means, just like families do. democrats and republicans have agreed to cut the spending by a trillion dollars over the next decade. what i said last night is let's go fu
that would be a big, unnecessary blow to the coming. passing this bill will give a typical working family in $1,500 tax cut next year. [applause] this boost, the $1,000 tax cut, there are the past for this year. we cannot allow that to expire. it would hit middle-class families at the worst possible time. i said to folks yesterday, especially my good republican friends, i said you made pledges never to raise taxes on air anybody ever again -- on anybody ever again. you cannot make an exception...
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party -- on there a big hearty har har? [laughter] >> these people are willing to write a blank check to build roads and bridges in iraq and afghanistan, for the people of iraq and afghanistan and then blow them up. but for money in bridges and roads in america, and guarantee we will keep them intact. >> make sure that you understand that we feel totally comfortable on november 18. remember, the president in his budget has four $4.6 billion for the whole year. we just got $2.6 billion for the first couple of weeks in november. >> you said corporate subsidies. >> i do not want answer that. we will keep the hearty har har there. thanks, everybody. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> that was senate majority leader harry reid with other senate democrats last night. yesterday the senate-passed resolution to fund the government for one week and the house is expected to approve it later this week. the senate also passed a measure that would fund the g
party -- on there a big hearty har har? [laughter] >> these people are willing to write a blank check to build roads and bridges in iraq and afghanistan, for the people of iraq and afghanistan and then blow them up. but for money in bridges and roads in america, and guarantee we will keep them intact. >> make sure that you understand that we feel totally comfortable on november 18. remember, the president in his budget has four $4.6 billion for the whole year. we just got $2.6...
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it was a big cultural change. and part of the reason i asked for the time for the review and the opportunity to survey the force was partly to identify trouble spots and issues that we would have to deal with, so we could mitigate them. but the main purpose was to buy some time for the military to have a conversation with itself about the subject. it had always before been discussed by two guys having a beer in a bar, or in the barracks or something like that. i wanted an open discussion with the whole force to talk about this, and where people could feel like they were heard and being listened to. and the interesting thing is, you know, you've got to give the marines credit. their leaders were probably the most adamant about not moving forward. but once the decision was made to move forward, they are determined to do it better than everybody else. [laughter] and faster. the whole marine corps was trained weeks before the deadline. of course, they are the smallest of the services, but i think that the training and
it was a big cultural change. and part of the reason i asked for the time for the review and the opportunity to survey the force was partly to identify trouble spots and issues that we would have to deal with, so we could mitigate them. but the main purpose was to buy some time for the military to have a conversation with itself about the subject. it had always before been discussed by two guys having a beer in a bar, or in the barracks or something like that. i wanted an open discussion with...
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and i think it's just way too big. one of the ways that we have to provide a check on that is through the power of the purse strings. this is also by the really brilliant forsythe and design of the -- foresight and design of the constitution by the forefathers. in the annual funding bills that fund the government includg the executive branch, congress can go through and decide how much money they're going to get and what they get to spend it on. so this is actually a very useful process by which we could decide, for instance, that money used to fund the national labor relation board, would not be permitted to be spent to have them telling companies where they can locate their future plants. i think it should go without say, but obviously it doesn't. so we could force that issue. here's the problem. congress has become so dysfunctional that we don't have a federal budget and we're not doing appropriation bills. senator reid made it very clear. very open about it now. for more than two years in a row, the federal governm
and i think it's just way too big. one of the ways that we have to provide a check on that is through the power of the purse strings. this is also by the really brilliant forsythe and design of the -- foresight and design of the constitution by the forefathers. in the annual funding bills that fund the government includg the executive branch, congress can go through and decide how much money they're going to get and what they get to spend it on. so this is actually a very useful process by...
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these are the big ones. so, we're talking about, as it shows on the graph, 25% for heart, 25% for cancer, when we get into the upper ages. host: we are focusing today on the u.s. mortality rate -- what are some of the leading causes of death at various ages. we are dividing our phone lines regionally. 202 is the area code . host: dr. o'grady, how does the u.s. stepped up to western europe? guest: there are some things there different. what you see, is one, which i will point out in the beginning, is we do a much better job of collecting the data, i would argue. there is no partisan, one way or the other. it is a very rigorous process that ed and his staff go through to make sure policymakers can trust this death. as we move into other countries, you see things like the way infant mortality is measured, and you are saying is that with the average person thinks of when they think of infant mortality? there are a number of things. there certainly are broad differences among the american population. we have a mu
these are the big ones. so, we're talking about, as it shows on the graph, 25% for heart, 25% for cancer, when we get into the upper ages. host: we are focusing today on the u.s. mortality rate -- what are some of the leading causes of death at various ages. we are dividing our phone lines regionally. 202 is the area code . host: dr. o'grady, how does the u.s. stepped up to western europe? guest: there are some things there different. what you see, is one, which i will point out in the...
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i think social media is the big new thing for this campaign election cycle. i am really excited to be doing it with my sister. >> i am mom. i am not the beautiful daughter who is at home with the flu. the incredible growth have had so much fun on the campaign trail. it can get some serious, of times, -- it can get so serious a lot of times. you have to sit back and be a little bit light-hearted, which i and the girls at to the campaign and add to our lives, and they have been a lot of fun -- which i think the girls add to the campaign and to our lives. i think for the first time i have seen young people really get out there and get involved and really be concerned about what is in store for their future. when i was back in high school, we were not even concerned about our future because things seemed to be in good hands, and all seemed to be going well. it does not seem that way today. everybody needs to get up and take a stand and get passionately involved to make this a great country that it can be and is. it is good to be on the campaign trail, and i am lo
i think social media is the big new thing for this campaign election cycle. i am really excited to be doing it with my sister. >> i am mom. i am not the beautiful daughter who is at home with the flu. the incredible growth have had so much fun on the campaign trail. it can get some serious, of times, -- it can get so serious a lot of times. you have to sit back and be a little bit light-hearted, which i and the girls at to the campaign and add to our lives, and they have been a lot of fun...
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government is too big. let me describe what too big is. when john f. kennedy was president, government at all levels, federal, state, local, consumed about 20% of our economy, about 1/4 of our economy. today, it consumes 37%. and it is headed towards 40% of the economy. we are inches away from no longer being a free economy. instead, being a government- dominated nation. a lot of us looked and said 37% is too much. you're spending is too much. we will not give in to give you more money to allow you to get even betigger. politicians in washington and in some states like california -- calirnia has the highest tax rate in the nation. i think it is the most expensive state from an income tax standpoint in the nation. they must have a balanced budget, right? no, they spent all that money and then some. to give politicians more money and higher taxes, they will spend that and keep barring more. the right answer -- there are a lot of people that disagree with me. last night, and was at an event in lebanon, new hampshire. she said, governor why it should do sa
government is too big. let me describe what too big is. when john f. kennedy was president, government at all levels, federal, state, local, consumed about 20% of our economy, about 1/4 of our economy. today, it consumes 37%. and it is headed towards 40% of the economy. we are inches away from no longer being a free economy. instead, being a government- dominated nation. a lot of us looked and said 37% is too much. you're spending is too much. we will not give in to give you more money to allow...
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to me, that is a big area. it is not glamorous, it tends to not get the funding, but that is where we have to change outcomes. we don't have the ability to provide him permission in a way that will get people to behave differently, to do things to save lives and protect things. it it does not matter how good the forecast is or how fast respond. to many people that could have changed the outcome did not, and we don't know why. i got the hook. [laughter] [applause] >> actually, i am just giving you a graceful way out, because these people would sit with you here for another hour, easily. i want to thank you. that was terrific. it is clear that you are a national asset and we are delighted to have you inside the beltway, although you may not be glad. [laughter] but we are honored to have you come talk to us today. it was a wonderful presentation. it is very clear why you are where you are. you bring a wealth of experience and talent, so thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute]
to me, that is a big area. it is not glamorous, it tends to not get the funding, but that is where we have to change outcomes. we don't have the ability to provide him permission in a way that will get people to behave differently, to do things to save lives and protect things. it it does not matter how good the forecast is or how fast respond. to many people that could have changed the outcome did not, and we don't know why. i got the hook. [laughter] [applause] >> actually, i am just...
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a couple of big wars. which instead of everybody being patriotic and really assist the country, we borrow and do it on a credit card. that's a couple trillion dollars. then we have a crash on wall street. another $2 trillion or $3 trillion. that's where the debt came from. i could lay the blame at the feet of the republican leadership and administration, but we are where we are and we've got to deal with it. it's got to be done in a balanced way. both the revenue side of the ledger and the expense side of the ledger. if our goal is to pay down the debt, you need more revenue and you need less expense. it's both sides. you can't just say, we're going to cut, cut, cut. we're going to take it out of medicare, we're going to privatize social security, we're going to eliminate early childhood education. you've got to deal with the expenses and we know that. but you've got to have revenue and in this instance, the republicans say you know what, we're not going to have additional taxes for millionaires and billio
a couple of big wars. which instead of everybody being patriotic and really assist the country, we borrow and do it on a credit card. that's a couple trillion dollars. then we have a crash on wall street. another $2 trillion or $3 trillion. that's where the debt came from. i could lay the blame at the feet of the republican leadership and administration, but we are where we are and we've got to deal with it. it's got to be done in a balanced way. both the revenue side of the ledger and the...
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the republican party has been, "come on in, this is a big tent." i have no complaints with the republican party, none whatsoever. and i really do not have any complaints with the press either. this is a process and you grind it out. you grind it out, and i think it is a process where you have to say the right things, espouse the things i really need to get done, and then you have a resume that under the light of day says wow, this is somebody that actually is going to try to do what he says he's going to do. >> somebody asks, have you been asked to participate in any upcoming debates so far? >> yes. i have been in one and been excluded from two so far. i'm the guy on the bubble. they are pretty darn up front about it, where i was relative to where i needed to be. it is what it is. i guess i could not participate in another debate, and if i do well in new hampshire, maybe people will decide to go and hear what i have to say in south carolina. because of his showing in new hampshire. maybe as a result of talking to you here today, you will walk out o
the republican party has been, "come on in, this is a big tent." i have no complaints with the republican party, none whatsoever. and i really do not have any complaints with the press either. this is a process and you grind it out. you grind it out, and i think it is a process where you have to say the right things, espouse the things i really need to get done, and then you have a resume that under the light of day says wow, this is somebody that actually is going to try to do what...
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that's why he got the big bucks and lived in the big house. it's the responsibility of the president of the united states. he didn't always agree with my advice and in this particular case he opted for the state department view of how we should proceed rather than what i was recommending. it's not the first time i've lost an argument with the president. >> do you think we're less safe because of those decisions? >> well, i think -- this is a way to put it -- would be that i believed -- i gave an interview before 9/11. it was actually along in april or may of 2001. we'd only been in office a couple of months. and it basically, i think it was the "atlantic" or "new yorker" where i cited as the biggest threat of nation faced the possibility of a terrorist organization acquiring weapons of mass destruction, and al qaeda with nukes kind of thing, that i believe deeply especially in the aftermath of 9/11 and i think it's important on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, to remind ourselves that that threat is still out there, still very real, and one of th
that's why he got the big bucks and lived in the big house. it's the responsibility of the president of the united states. he didn't always agree with my advice and in this particular case he opted for the state department view of how we should proceed rather than what i was recommending. it's not the first time i've lost an argument with the president. >> do you think we're less safe because of those decisions? >> well, i think -- this is a way to put it -- would be that i believed...
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it was big brother watching everything. how comforting to know this president wants big brother watching us through our computer, watching us through the means of broadband, but if you are worried, well, it says, this will not be. i'm quoting, neither an agency nor establishment of the united states government or the district of columbia. that's great news. so who will be controlling this new public safety broadband corporation? we see that in the next section, a little further down in page 76. the following individuals or their respective designees shall serve as the federal members. these are the people that will control the public safety broadband corporation that this administration wants to impose and inflict upon america, controlling all broadband. well, you have this secretary of commerce, the secretary of homeland security, the attorney general of the united states, the director of the office of management and budget, well, that's comforting. very comforting. there will be nonfederal members so they don't have just
it was big brother watching everything. how comforting to know this president wants big brother watching us through our computer, watching us through the means of broadband, but if you are worried, well, it says, this will not be. i'm quoting, neither an agency nor establishment of the united states government or the district of columbia. that's great news. so who will be controlling this new public safety broadband corporation? we see that in the next section, a little further down in page 76....
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i tell my guys, when something big happens, think big. be smart. the fast. people say we are wasteful and are going to spend all this money. i say trust me on this. if you do not plan and respond that way and you get behind, it will be far more costly in those situations. we do not do this for every disaster, but when we have, it is because we cannot get enough information. we are going to change the outcome. we have got to get the ball to the table so you get the full team in there. -- get people to the table so you get the full team in there. this is emergency management. emergency management is not just what government does. it is how you bring in the whole team. because the real goal here is to get to the injured quickly, stabilize, recover, rebuild and restore communities in a rapid manner. that will all be set in the first couple of days of response. the laundry or there, the longer you prolong -- the longer you are there, the longer you prolong suffering and the more bit costs. look of the tsunami in japan. those things could happen here. it is within
i tell my guys, when something big happens, think big. be smart. the fast. people say we are wasteful and are going to spend all this money. i say trust me on this. if you do not plan and respond that way and you get behind, it will be far more costly in those situations. we do not do this for every disaster, but when we have, it is because we cannot get enough information. we are going to change the outcome. we have got to get the ball to the table so you get the full team in there. -- get...
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these are the big ones. because so often we argue about things as if it's the little ones that -- the little ones that find the headlines. you don't find headlines about the mortgage deduction or the employer health insurance deduction. you find headlines about the bridge to nowhere and how in the world that got in the transportation bill. but understand that this is big business. i'm not here to pick on lobbyists, mr. speaker. i think lobbyists perform an important role in this town. i can't be an expert on every issue and i can't hire staff. i've got alex perot on my staff down here today, he knows a lot about a lot, but he can't know everything about everything. and so when i need more information, i will go to folks involved in the industry. we call those folks lobbyingses. the best lobbyists in the world are those who fly up back home. the teachers in your community, the caretakers in your community, the physicians, those members of your community who come up here and talk about their issues, those are
these are the big ones. because so often we argue about things as if it's the little ones that -- the little ones that find the headlines. you don't find headlines about the mortgage deduction or the employer health insurance deduction. you find headlines about the bridge to nowhere and how in the world that got in the transportation bill. but understand that this is big business. i'm not here to pick on lobbyists, mr. speaker. i think lobbyists perform an important role in this town. i can't...
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it is never the big spenders that term limit out. this is a problem and what the best things that happened is that the congress had an internal rule that the committee chairs, who are a big part of the problem, or term limited. we passed some of our own rules as republicans that we do term- limit the committee chairs. it helps, but it is not the solution. pardon me? yes. i think the bill has been introduced, but it has not gone anywhere. pardon me? >> anybody who votes against it, it is a matter of public record. are they entitled to remain there forever? >> my opinion has been when it comes to term limits that i think it is important for the voters to make that decision. that is the ultimate term limit. they have, especially in this last election, they have made this decision. my only concern with term limits is two-fold. at the state of arizona -- the state of arizona has term limits on their senators. if you are in for just a few years, then the bureaucracy runs the state. that is what i have been told. one thing i do not want to
it is never the big spenders that term limit out. this is a problem and what the best things that happened is that the congress had an internal rule that the committee chairs, who are a big part of the problem, or term limited. we passed some of our own rules as republicans that we do term- limit the committee chairs. it helps, but it is not the solution. pardon me? yes. i think the bill has been introduced, but it has not gone anywhere. pardon me? >> anybody who votes against it, it is a...
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but there is a fairly big drop this time. at the same time, men lost jobs two to one compared to women through this recession. and the line has gotten close so the level of employment by men and women became almost equal for a while. the next thing you notice is the almost so far has been exclusively with men. women haven't participated much yet. one interesting thing to note is it probably drives the whole graph is women's representation in different industries. for example, during this recession it was a wide recession so a lot of industries were hit. so, women participated because some of the jobs were like ditional manufacturing and construction which have underrepresentation by women, a lotf other industries were hit by the recession. in the recovery it is showing back women is job loss in local government. since the recsion ended local government has lost about a half million jobs, and out of that 400,000 were women. that is big reason why the wo n employment hasn't recovered. host: our viewer on twitter offers this com
but there is a fairly big drop this time. at the same time, men lost jobs two to one compared to women through this recession. and the line has gotten close so the level of employment by men and women became almost equal for a while. the next thing you notice is the almost so far has been exclusively with men. women haven't participated much yet. one interesting thing to note is it probably drives the whole graph is women's representation in different industries. for example, during this...
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that is why he got the big bucks and lives in the big house. it is the responsibility of the president of the united states. honestly he did not always agree with my advice. in this particular case, he opted pretty much for the state department view of how we should proceed rather than what i was recommending. it is not the first time i have lost. >> if you think we are less safe? >> the best way to put it, is that i believe -- i gave an interview before 9/11, april or may of 2001. we had only been in office a couple of months. i cited as of biggest threat to the nation, the possibility that a terrorist organization acquired weapons of mass destruction. hawkeye whitney, a kind of thing. -- al qaeda up with new packs -- with nukes, j that kind of thing. it is important to remind us that that threat is still laoses there, still very real. -- still out there, still very real. one thing we did very well, when we went down and took down saddam hussein, and we eliminated one of the guys who had been a source of weapons of mass destruction previously.
that is why he got the big bucks and lives in the big house. it is the responsibility of the president of the united states. honestly he did not always agree with my advice. in this particular case, he opted pretty much for the state department view of how we should proceed rather than what i was recommending. it is not the first time i have lost. >> if you think we are less safe? >> the best way to put it, is that i believe -- i gave an interview before 9/11, april or may of 2001....
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but big jim thompson. he retired from politics. but that is interesting thing about most of these people. they are really committed to anything in public service and they are all effective politicians. adlai stevenson had that side to him of -- i am not sure i really want to be doing this, and yet he has given us some of the best epithet's we have in america. i remember he said to eisenhower in 1952, i will stop telling the truth about republicans if they will stop telling lies about the democrats. nixon was accused of cutting every tree down and then standing on it to give the stump speech. >> there are still a dwindling number of americans proudly known as stevensonians. now, the one book on his desk at the time of his death was the social register. >> i am not sure that is actually true. i will give you a pass. >> but he brought stability. -- civility. he brought a high sense of purpose, and he brought great campaign wit. we have gotten ridiculous about this whole process. going back to what you said. he was a man ahead of his t
but big jim thompson. he retired from politics. but that is interesting thing about most of these people. they are really committed to anything in public service and they are all effective politicians. adlai stevenson had that side to him of -- i am not sure i really want to be doing this, and yet he has given us some of the best epithet's we have in america. i remember he said to eisenhower in 1952, i will stop telling the truth about republicans if they will stop telling lies about the...
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this week was a big week. because of republican congressmen and a democrat senator came together and said we have got an idea for making medicare work. now knows the kind of proud, because it was the same idea to -- i am kind of proud because it was the same idea put forward about a month ago. so i am pretty excited about it, and the fact that a democrat and republican came together and proposed it is gd news. in means that there is a willingness on both sides of the aisle to deal with a tough problem. the idea was this -- with regards to medicare in the future -- i will call it medicare version 2.0 for young people coming along, for medicare in the future, yo'll be able to get a premium support payment as a retiree, and you can use that to the by traditional mecare or to buy a private plan. and they will compete. the private plans with the government medicare. and, by the way, people of gher income will get a smaller payment. they will get a smaller subsidy or premium support payments. people of lower income
this week was a big week. because of republican congressmen and a democrat senator came together and said we have got an idea for making medicare work. now knows the kind of proud, because it was the same idea to -- i am kind of proud because it was the same idea put forward about a month ago. so i am pretty excited about it, and the fact that a democrat and republican came together and proposed it is gd news. in means that there is a willingness on both sides of the aisle to deal with a tough...